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In tennis, one shot everybody wants to hit is the overhead. It is the shot that proves to be the closer, and it allows one to finish the point with one strike. The overhead is viewed as an easy shot for the most part, but sometimes, putting the ball away is not so simple. People can miss badly or even whiff entirely. I personally believe the serve is much easier. Even though there’s only one...
Published: March 16, 2012
Whether a player is emotionally forthright or subdued overall, he or she can sometimes find it very hard to contain excited feelings when on the court. Some athletes choose to fist pump, while others simply talk to themselves. There are certain celebrations that distinguish tennis players’ personalities from one another, and some tennis stars are iconic just as their display of outburst is. Here...
Published: February 29, 2012
The ATP 500 event in Dubai, which Novak Djokovic has won for the past three years, saw Roger Federer showcasing his variety on court. The Swiss Maestro has lifted the winner’s trophy in this event four times before and is looking to do it again. He defeated Michael Llodra in straight sets in a masterclass performance that lasted just over an hour on Tuesday. On Wednesday he faced Feliciano Lopez...
Published: February 27, 2012
Sports are often compared to other sports—that is just a fact. Sometimes the physics of several games are juxtaposed and cross-analyzed. Many require similar skills although the training, preparation and talent needed to be successful in each vary greatly. Tennis players act similarly each time they step onto the court. However, many athletes are so fit and coordinated they could probably do...
Published: November 29, 2011
As expected, the World Tour Finals was a spectacular sporting event. Many matches went the distance and many of the top players were sent home early. After 250,000 people witnessed the top nine players in the world live in London, and many more spectators tuned in on television at home, the event at the O2 Arena ended successfully as most fans were granted happiness and a sense of enthrallment that...
Published: November 25, 2011
The World Tour Finals showcases the vast talents of the top tennis athletes in the world. When you group them together, incredible shot-making results. The singles and doubles matches involved the players essentially putting on shows and entertaining the crowd through their seemingly physical impossible plays. Here are the top five selected shots that were exhibited in the round robin matchplay. Begin...
Published: November 23, 2011
With Andy Murray’s withdrawal from Group A and the World Tour Finals completely, lucky loser and replacement Janko Tipsarevic set out to play Tomas Berdych. The Czech was completely outplayed throughout the first set, and Tipsarevic showed signs of why he improved from a Top 50 to a Top 10 player in just one year. The Serb dictated play with devastating blows from both wings. He continued to...
Published: October 27, 2011
It is a known fact that sometime in the past three to four years, Roger Federer went “bad” and had his fair share of bad losses. I define a bad loss as involving any of the following: losing a match while up a set or having match points, tallying up at least 40 unforced errors or losing to somebody ranked well below oneself. The Maestro had several records snapped in the previous years,...
Published: October 21, 2011
This year saw four different men earn his first major, which displayed a strong deviation from the norm, which sees golfers such as Tiger Woods always winning. These victories were extraordinary. Unfortunately, these athletes will have to struggle to avoid the label of “one major wonder”. So, which wins were more impressive than the others, and how predictable is it that any of the four...
Published: October 19, 2011
Men’s tennis has been dominated by the likes of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray for the past few years. This year saw a change in the guard, where both Roger and Rafa were dethroned to some extent by Nole. Even now, it seems as though Andy Murray could be making his mark on tennis history likewise to the fashion that Novak was able to do. So, what does 2012 mean...